Burt Plain vs Hart

Hart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 34 in Burt Plain. In both, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Burt Plain, about half of households are people living alone. In Hart, most households are couple families. On these figures, Burt Plain tends to suit families with children, while Hart suits renters and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Hart

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 49%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Burt Plain has cheaper rent ($25/wk vs $53/wk)
  • Hart has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 79%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Burt Plain sits closer to the CBD (1556.7 km vs 1602.4 km)
  • Hart has a shorter drive in (1049 min vs 1054 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Burt Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-8.0% vs -37.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Burt Plain and Hart drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Burt Plain Hart
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Burt Plain Hart
Walkability 0 / 0
Burt Plain — Walkability: 0/100 Hart — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Burt Plain has more residents (230 vs 105); Hart rents higher ($53/wk vs $25/wk).

Burt Plain Hart
Population 230
+54% vs other
 105
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.0% -37.9%
Median age 34 30
Median household income $42,848/yr $53,612/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $25/wk $53/wk
+112% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burt Plain Hart
0-4 10.9% / 7.6%
Burt Plain — 0-4: 10.9% Hart — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 16.1% / 12.4%
Burt Plain — 5-14: 16.1% Hart — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 2.6% / 5.7%
Burt Plain — 15-19: 2.6% Hart — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 6.5% / 2.9%
Burt Plain — 20-24: 6.5% Hart — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 13.9% / 23.8%
Burt Plain — 25-34: 13.9% Hart — 25-34: 23.8%
35-44 16.1% / 16.2%
Burt Plain — 35-44: 16.1% Hart — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 11.7% / 18.1%
Burt Plain — 45-54: 11.7% Hart — 45-54: 18.1%
55-64 13.9% / 6.7%
Burt Plain — 55-64: 13.9% Hart — 55-64: 6.7%
65-74 5.2% / 5.7%
Burt Plain — 65-74: 5.2% Hart — 65-74: 5.7%
75-84 — / 2.9%
Burt Plain — 75-84: not among its largest Hart — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ — / —
Burt Plain — 85+: not among its largest Hart — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burt Plain 30.8% couple families
Burt Plain — Couple Families: 30.8% Burt Plain — Lone Person: 46.2% Burt Plain — One Parent Families: 18.5% Burt Plain — Other Families: 4.6%
Hart 61.5% couple families
Hart — Couple Families: 61.5% Hart — Lone Person: 38.5% Hart — One Parent Families: 0.0% Hart — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burt Plain 79.1% renting
Burt Plain — Owned Outright: 20.9% Burt Plain — Mortgage: 0.0% Burt Plain — Renting: 79.1%
Hart 100.0% renting
Hart — Owned Outright: 0.0% Hart — Mortgage: 0.0% Hart — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burt Plain 85.7% houses
Burt Plain — Houses: 85.7% Burt Plain — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Hart 95.5% houses
Hart — Houses: 95.5% Hart — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Burt Plain Hart
Certificate III & IV 5.7% / 16.2%
Burt Plain — Certificate III & IV: 5.7% Hart — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 3.8%
Burt Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Hart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Bachelor Degree 1.7% / 3.8%
Burt Plain — Bachelor Degree: 1.7% Hart — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Burt Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Hart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Development activity

Burt Plain Hart
New dwellings approved 7
across MacDonnell
 19
across Central Desert
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Burt Plain Hart
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 12% of NT Higher than 22% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NT Higher than 41% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of NT Higher than 47% of NT

Liveability

Burt Plain Hart
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Burt Plain Hart
Bushfire Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Burt Plain Hart
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Burt Plain Hart
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
GPs 0 1
Police stations 1 0
Waterways 29 22

Mobility

Hart sits further from the CBD (1602.4 km vs 1556.7 km).

Burt Plain Hart
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1556.7 km 1602.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1054 min 1049 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 0872
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 0872
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Burt Plain Hart
Car (driver) 43.5% / 34.6%
Burt Plain — Car (driver): 43.5% Hart — Car (driver): 34.6%
Worked from Home 17.4% / 42.3%
Burt Plain — Worked from Home: 17.4% Hart — Worked from Home: 42.3%
Walked Only 26.1% / 23.1%
Burt Plain — Walked Only: 26.1% Hart — Walked Only: 23.1%
Car (passenger) 13.0% / —
Burt Plain — Car (passenger): 13.0% Hart — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (43.5%).

Setting

Burt Plain Hart
Elevation 659 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 575 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burt Plain Hart
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
40 premises

Council rates

Burt Plain Hart
Average residential rate $1,387/yr $2,391/yr
Council MacDonnell Central Desert

Federal electorate

Burt Plain Hart
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burt Plain Hart
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burt Plain

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

Hart

Multicultural Rural

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